Colorado Wildfire

Breaking: Colorado’s Lee Fire Explodes, Forces Prison Evacuation Amid Low Containment

2025-08-11 CoolPal

Breaking: Colorado’s Lee Fire Explodes, Forces Prison Evacuation Amid Low Containment A massive wildfire continues to rage in Colorado, prompting the urgent evacuation of a state prison and escalating to become the sixth-largest blaze in the state’s history. The Lee Fire, scorching over 167 square miles (433 square kilometers) across Garfield and Rio Blanco counties, remains largely uncontained at just 6%. All 179 incarcerated individuals from the Rifle Correctional Center were safely relocated on Saturday to the Buena Vista Correctional…

Colorado’s Lee Fire Rages Uncontained, Forcing Mass Evacuations and Becoming State’s Sixth Largest

2025-08-10 CoolPal

Colorado’s Lee Fire Rages Uncontained, Forcing Mass Evacuations and Becoming State’s Sixth Largest A massive wildfire, dubbed the Lee Fire, continues to rage across Colorado’s Western Slope, forcing widespread mandatory evacuations in Garfield and Rio Blanco counties. Exploding in size over Friday and Saturday, the blaze has scorched an estimated 88,755 acres (139 square miles), making it the sixth-largest wildfire ever recorded in Colorado with zero containment. The rapidly evolving situation has prompted new evacuation orders along the Colorado 13…